Alternative spellings of this word include Minar.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mīnara (मीनर).—The sea-monster called Makara, q. v.

Derivable forms: mīnaraḥ (मीनरः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mīnara (मीनर).—m.

(-raḥ) A marine monster, sometimes applied to the shark and alligator: see makara. E. mīna a fish, rā to seize, aff. ka .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mīnara (मीनर):—[from mīna] m. a kind of sea-monster (= makara), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mīnara (मीनर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A marine monster, shark, &c.

[Sanskrit to German]

Minara in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Mīnāra (मीनार) [Also spelled minar]:—(nf) a minaret; tower.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mināra (ಮಿನಾರ):—[noun] = ಮಿನಾರು [minaru].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Minaraci, Minaracu, Minaraja, Minarajajataka, Minaranga, Minaranka, Minaratha.

Ends with: Seminara.

Full-text: Minar, Minaracu.

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